CEOs: the recipe for success

“Which C.E.O. Characteristics and Abilities Matter?”is the subject of a study by Steven Kaplan, Mark Klebanov and Morten Sorensen. Their conclusion: execution and organizational skills make a CEO successful. Attention to detail, persistence, efficiency, analytic thoroughness and the ability to work long hours mattered more than being good at listening and building teams, or being an enthusiastic colleague and a great communicator.

For a summary of the findings, see:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/opinion/19brooks.html?th&emc=th